Cutting-die.



No, 799,449. 1 PKTENTED SEPT. 12,- 1905.

DE LASKI T. GLEMONS.

CUTTING DIE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 5,1905.

INVENTOR' NITED STATES.

PATENT joriuonf To all whom, it mayconcern:

. use fu'l Improvements in Cutting Dies, of which the, following is aspecification, reference being had ing-belts, such as are used 'in"san ding-ma-.

transverse seetion'ofthedie, taken ueue- 4 of Fig. 3. Fig.6 is' a lview of the. splice or support having itsend'i chamfered or shown it as adapted to form the particular I TWO THIRDS TO -J.- PEYTRENET NELLSVILLE, NEW YORK.

- Be itknown that-I, DE LASKI T. CLEMoNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hornellsv ille,-in the county of Steuben and State of New York, haveinv'ented certain new and therein to the accompanying drawings, The present. invention relates to dies or punches for. making a belt-spl-iceof the same. general character-as'that disclosed in the patent granted to the August 9, 1904, No. 766,930, and has for its Object to provide a cutting-die which will permit of the making of'the splice shown in the patent'aforesaidin a simple and expeditious manner, thissplice being particular-ly adapted for'use inconnection-with sandchines, and in which it is necessary on account of" the thinness of the belt that: the splice be, so cut as to be asecure one and one in which the continuity or smoothness of the sandingsurface of the belt be not interfered with.

In the drawings herewith I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention and have splice shown in my Patent No. 766,930, above referred to, although it willbe understood; thatthe drawings herein are merely illustrative of one-form of the invention, and the construction therein shown'and hereinafter described may be varied within therange ofmechanical-skill without departing from the spirit of myinvention. In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the die-supporting bed with the die. mounted therein. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectio'nalviewon line 2 2,' Fig. 1Q Fig. 3'is' a detail view, on a somewhat larger scale thanthat of Fig. 1, of the die proper. "Fig.4 is a.

formed 'bythe die. Referring to the drawings by. numerals, like numbers indicating-like parts" in the sevsupp ort, which, asshown, comprises aboard rounded 013? and having in its upper face, as

shown in the presentin'stance, two gro0-ves3. and 4:, which form seats. for-the die 5, sald- CUTTING-DIE.

Specification of Leti ers'l 'atent. 1 Application filed January 5,1905. Seriai'No. 239,150. I

grooves 3 andft being of-such depthas to re- AND J. r; RICHARDSON; or -Hos Pteilfili' ea: .1 5.

ceivethe'die-bar andlea've the;cutting=e e merits. cerried by the bar, projecting above the surface of the bed 2, as. shown. ItYwill be "seen'that the .seat 3 is at rightangles to} the'lengthof the bed2, while theseat 4Qis= inclined or oblique, so-thatfthe die5 may be seated in either of said grooves and utilized- "toforma splice straight across. thelbelt or a splice-which. is inclined or oblique' toithe' length of the belt. The bed2- is provided-at oneiedge with an abutment v. 6, against'whieh the edge of the belt may be trued when rit'is placed upon the bed for cut jn tzsaid-abutment' ,6 being broken awavatthe; point}? wherethe seats 3-and 4 converge-toepermit .tran's'verse ad justmen tofthe, die 5 in .its seat 3' or4 in the bed 2,the said seats 3 .and 4-being preferably soarranged that thcyjtelfminate at the same point+namely, at theopen ing 7 in the abutment6+so that a shorterbed 'may be utilized than would be th'ecase ifthe grooves-3 and 4- were separatedxandppassed through the abutment 7 at separated points and a compact construction secured.

1 M The die 5 .'s preferably made asshown in. Figs; 3 and 4 and comprises .a bar in "which'is" mounted a series of staggeredstuds ,8 which-- studs are slightly separated fromand-arrangedf in regular relation to one another, se asto permit a continuous stripor ribbonof thin steel 9 to be wound in and out or interwoven between the studs 8, as clearly shownin Fig.

3, and provide a continuous cuttingmembe-r made up of opposed curvedcutting elements. The said steel ribbon '9 projects slightly above the tops'of the studs'8x togpresent a cutting edge, the extreme'e'nds of the -ribbon -being drawn tight and faster'iedibY-flhy Suitable means, as screws 10, tothe hold-ingor anchor studs 11 at each end of the die (See-Fig. 3;)

It will be seenthat inorder toformthe in:

terlocking tongues'of the beltespliceshown by my patent above referred, tothe-Studs-B =must be arranged as shown in Fig. 3-of :the

drawings herewith'that is,in the staggered or oifset relation shown-and spaced apart longitudinally ofthe bar 'a distance less than the diameter-of the studs, so that when the steel ribbon 9 is laid'about them it takes the form of:-a'series of two ogee curves, having their bulges disposed in opposite directions, so that the dovetailed splice shown in Fig 5 of the drawings may be formed. 1

In making the splice the belt is tightly drawn across the bed 2, the chamfered or rounded ends of the bed 2 permitting this to be done without undue creasing of the belt over the die 5,. which is mounted either in the oblique position shown in Fig. 1 or at right angles to the length of the bed 2, according as to whether a straight or oblique splice is to be made. The workman then takes an ordinary wooden mallet and hammer-s the belt down against the cutting edges of the steel ribbon 9, thus forming the interlocking splice shown in Fig. 5. It will be seen that the die 5 may be adjusted transversely of the bed 2 in either of its seats 3 or 4, so as to arrange the said die to form the splice for the belts of different widths, and while it is preferable to make the die 5 of a length equal to the width of the table or bed 2 it will be seen that a short die could be used with a widetable and that by simply shifting it in its seat transversely of thebed 2 successive splicing cuts across the belt may be made, and an extremely wide belt can thus be spliced with a relatively short die.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A cutting-die comprising a die-bed having a transverse die-seat therein, and a die member fitting said seat, whereby a splice may be formed transversely of a belt, said die member being adjustable in said die-seat, transversely of the said bed, to provide for the splicing of belts of different widths.

2. A cutting-die comprising a die-bed having a plurality of die-seats therein, disposed at different angles to the length of thedie-bed, and

g a die member fitting in any one of said seats and thereby adapted to form splices transversely of abelt at dilferent angies to the length thereof, said die member being adjustable in any one of said die-seats, transversely of the said .bed, to provide for the splicing of belts of dif: ferent widths. 1

3. A cutting-die comprising a bed having a die-seat, an abutment for the edge of' a belt which projects above the surface of said bed at one side thereof, said abutment having an opening therein coinciding with said die-seat, and a die member mounted in said-seat and adjustable transversely of the bed through said abutment-opening.

4. A cutting-die comprising a bed having a plurality of converging die-seats, an abutment for the edge of a belt whichprojects above the surface of said bed at one side thereof, said abutment having an opening or aperture between i'rs ends coinciding with said converging die-seats, and a die member adapted to be mounted in any one of said converging seats and adjustable transversely of the bed through the said abutment-opening.

5. A die member for cutting-dies comprising a supporting-bar, a pluralit 1 of studs carried by said bar, and a strip of t iin sheet-steel Wound about and supported by said studs with its edge projecting above the tops thereof.

6. A die member for cutting-dies, comprising a supporting-bar, a series of staggered slightly-separated studs carried by said bar, and a thin strip of steel wound about and supported "by said studs with its edge projecting above the tops thereof.

7; A diemember for cutting-dies, comprising a supporting-bar, two rows of staggered or offset studs carried by said bar, and arranged in" regular relation to one another and a thin strip of steel interwoven between said studs so as to form a continuous cutting member made up of opposed curved cutting ele-' ments, said steel strip projecting above the tops of said studs to form a cutting edge.

8. Adie member for cutting-dies, comprising a supporting-bar, two rows of staggered or offset studs carried by said bar and arranged in regular relation to one another, a thin strip of steel interwoven between said stu'ds so as to form a continuous cutting member made up of opposed curved cutting elements, said steel strip projecting above-the tops of said studs to form a cutting edge, and anchor-studsfat each end of said bar to which the ends of said interwoven ribbon are secured.

9. A die member for cutting-dies comprising a supporting-bar, a plurality of staggered or offset studs carried by said bar, each of said oflFset studs being spaced longitudinally from its neighbor a'distance less than the diameter of said stud, and a strip of thin sheet-steel wound aboutand supported by said studs with its edge projecting above the top thereof.

10.- A die member for cutting-dies comprising a supporting-bar, a pluralityof staggered or ofl'set circular studs carried by said bar and arranged longitudinally thereof so as to over lap one another, and a thiustrip of'steel wound about said studs'with its'edge projecting above the tops thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signaturein presenceof two witnesses.

i DE LASKI T. CLEMONS.

Witnesses:

J ULI'US PEYTRENET,

- FLOYD- G. CRoss. 

